Dear Post-Doctoral Investigator:

Thank you for your interest in the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation’s Fellowship Programs. The Foundation funds research in two areas: child and adolescent ADHD and child and adolescent depression.

Our goal with the Fellowship Programs is to encourage your institutions to support your research so that you may go on to lead larger, groundbreaking projects in child and adolescent psychiatry. The Fellowship Programs are at the core of our Foundation’s work, and we pride ourselves on helping a cadre of professionals bridge from the early stages of their careers to established careers as funded scientists through K awards or other grants.

Our past and current fellows report to us that the receipt of the Klingenstein Fellowship was a tremendous support in the development of their research careers. Here are two examples of what former fellows have said:

[The Fellowship] was very important funding to help me secure my career development from NIMH... – Kiki Chang, 2002 Fellow and Associate Professor, Stanford University

For me, the fellowship came at a time when I was feeling discouraged. It gave me the opportunity to develop my ideas and protected time to pursue my research career. Thanks to the fellowship, I was able to go on and obtain a K Award and develop my own research career. – Laura Richardson 2002 Fellow and Investigator, Child Health Institute, University of Washington

I encourage you to review the project abstracts of the current fellows for examples of the kinds of projects that the Foundation funds.

If you are interested in becoming a fellow, please consider the following information:

First, your institution must be approved to submit nominations by the Foundation. To find out whether your institution has been approved, please ask your Department Chair or email info@ktgf.org. If you are approved or once your Department Chair has secured approval, your Department Chair may nominate you for a fellowship if you meet our eligibility requirements. You should have a Ph.D. or M.D. and you should have completed all your clinical training. You should be at the junior faculty level, although the Foundation will consider nominations of candidates in research training programs. Regardless, the Foundation considers your commitment to pediatric psychiatry and psychology a prerequisite to your application. If the investigator is a T32 recipient, please note that the Foundation will not fund salary, but will fund research costs for the work that the T32 grantee performs as part of his or her T32 obligations.

Second, you will need to secure mentorship for your project. Your primary mentor must be at your institution and must submit a letter describing his or her support of your project and your training. If your project requires a substantial contribution from a mentor at a different site, this mentor will also be required to submit a letter of recommendation.

Third, the fellowship competition is run in two stages. The first stage requires submissions by your Department Chair and your mentor(s). It also requires introductory information about the research project. If you are selected for the final round, you will be requested to submit a more substantial application. Instructions for this round would be sent to you at the time.

For further information, please review our Fellowship Application Program webpage, which delineates what the Foundation requires for nomination. Please also be sure to carefully review the Fellowship’s Description for guidance on the Fellowship Program and application process.

I encourage you to reach out to your Department Chair and potential mentors to see whether your institution will support your project. And I hope that you will apply to the Foundation and join the ranks of our esteemed KTGF Fellows.

Sincerely,

Sally Klingenstein Martell
Executive Director


If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Foundation at info@ktgf.org and we will respond promptly.